Dutch symphonic metal act Delain are getting ready for a brand new album, but as they’ve done in the past, they don’t want to let us wait that long for the new release, so they’ve prepared something new-ish for us in order to make the wait a bit more gentle. If you enjoyed listening to “Interlude”, then you’ll be excited to hear that Delain will be releasing a new EP named “Lunar Prelude” on the 19th of February via Napalm Records.
Now we already know the songs that will be featured on “Lunar Prelude”, but that doesn’t mean that this EP won’t be a valuable adition to our Delain collection. Being mastered by Ted Jensen (Grammy Award-winning engineer, 16 times!) it sounds extremely good and I’m not just saying this because I’m a fan. We’ve already listened to the two brand new songs “Suckerpunch” and “Turn The Lights Out”, because they’ve been performing them live for a while now and I gotta say, it was love at first listening. I really dig these electronic vibes that are present on the new tracks and I believe it suits them nicely. It makes their sound unique, bombastic and even catchy! I’ve been humming “Suckerpunch” for a week now. Also loving the powerful video they’ve just released for it.
Here’s their statement: “Dear Delainers, Our latest album The Human Contradiction has taken us on a great ride, performing hundreds of stages around the globe for all of you. We barely managed to catch our breaths from our most recent tours, yet we’ve already got some new music that we simply can’t wait to share. In preparation of our next full length studio album, we’d like to present to you „Lunar Prelude„, a collection of several brand new tracks, a new version of a familiar one, and live versions of some our favorite The Human Contradiction tracks. Today, we reveal the songs and face of „Lunar Prelude„. Check out the track listing below and Glenn Arthur‘s cover art! We hope you enjoy this new release, Delainers. Thank you for inspiring us and sharing amazing moments with us. See you at the next gig!”
The tracklist of “Lunar Prelude”:
1. Suckerpunch
2. Turn the Lights Out
3. Don’t Let Go (New Version)
4. Lullaby (Live 2015)
5. Stardust (Live 2015)
6. Here Come the Vultures (Live 2015)
7. Army of Dolls (Live 2015)
8. Suckerpunch Orchestra
You can pre-order your copy here.
Delain looks like a happy, fresh bunch getting ready to conquer more and more teritorry on the metal scene, having grown a lot in the past few years, but not only them, also their fanbase and that’s a really important factor for every band out there. Staying in touch with their fans by means of social media, organising signing sessions before their concerts, hanging out with their fans after finishing their performance – these are the little things that bring a band closer to their audience. And we can’t wait to see them again this summer, rocking at the Metalhead Meeting Festival!
review by Cristina Ţurlea
